đź’«A poem đź’« My mind twists and turns and runs around on thoughts of you. Late night kisses sealed without guilt into the wrinkles of time. -Saschia Jayne Johnson
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I’m Happy
✨A Poem✨ Here comes the sun and the dreams and all the things I’ve ever wanted while I lay here staring at the tips of my fingers thinking about the moon and cosmic flowers and they way they sway with my eyes closed -Saschia Jayne Johnson
Zodiac
A Poem She looks to the sky and finds a man. He looks to the sky and finds a woman. They look to the sky and find each other. Not some romantic night out. A connection. -Saschia Jayne Johnson Check out my debut novel Writer’s Quest: A Triptych
The Secret to Better Writing
Let them find you writing. Recap: Day 1 and 2: We relit our flame inside ourselves by reconnecting with who we are. Day 3: We talked about the vision of our creator finding us writing. Day 4: We talked about how it’s important to be selfish when it comes to our space to write. NowContinue reading “The Secret to Better Writing”
The Vision
Let them find you writing. Where it started: There was a time I imagined myself as a character in my creator’s story. My thought was if every time my creator checked in on me, I was writing, it would be clear I was a writer. So that gave me the vision to write. It wasContinue reading “The Vision”
Know Thyself.
“Let Them Find You Writing” Day 2 It all started in yesterday’s post which you can read here. It’s a new day with new problems, but let’s stick with Know Thyself and see where it takes us. Writers typically have a pretty good understanding of themselves. Some humans could easily drift through this life withoutContinue reading “Know Thyself.”
A little bit of Philosophy
Today I did spend a lot of time writing a paper about free will and determinism. Are we making our own decisions, or are our experiences making our decisions for us? I feel it’s a little bit of both. I used to get caught up in these discussions, but then I realized it’s probably aContinue reading “A little bit of Philosophy”
My Child’s Birthday: The Power of Kindness and Support
“People will forget what you said… but they will never forget how you made them feel.” Today I’m going to just say, I’m so grateful for humans who are compassionate and understanding. My little one had her first real birthday party with all her friends, and I was so anxious, but all the parents wereContinue reading “My Child’s Birthday: The Power of Kindness and Support”
Embracing Tiredness and Writing Through the Fog
“Give yourself permission to write something small.” Julia Amante The trick is to write through the fog. Tonight I’m tired. I have been staring at a screen all day. I am happy to be here, and I’m also tired and ready to get under my weighted blanket. I think it’s okay to want both consistencyContinue reading “Embracing Tiredness and Writing Through the Fog”
Editing as Art: Nurturing Creativity in Your Writing
“The first draft of anything is sh**.” — Ernest Hemingway Earnest Hemingway said it. And I live by it. Here’s the thing: we want everything to be perfect the first time. We want an award-winning novel to flow out of us without a blemish. But I have to ask, where’s the fun in that? Transformation isContinue reading “Editing as Art: Nurturing Creativity in Your Writing”